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Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Cerveceria InsurgenteStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Winter
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Score
7.61
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Imperial stout inspired by Mexican hot chocolate
Collaborators: Chris Banker, Winner, Stone Homebrew Competition / Iván Morales, Brewmaster, Cervecería Insurgente / Mitch Steele, Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co.
This is a beloved stout. When first introduced as a limited special collaboration release with San Diego homebrewer Chris Banker (after his recipe won our annual homebrew competition) and Cerveceria Insurgente, it was an instant hit and fans began clamoring for its return. Seeing as how its amazing flavor profile is evocative of Mexican hot chocolate, featuring coffee, pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and a generous amount of chocolate, we concluded it was the perfect stout to re-release in celebration of the Holidays and the entire winter season. This is now a highly anticipated yearly tradition that we are pleased to present from us to you, and makes a perfect wintry gift from you to your friends, loved ones, or simply to yourself. Cheers!
When we first brewed this beer in 2014, everyone on the brewing team was blown away by its multiple layers of flavor. The inspiration came from Mexican hot chocolate combined with coffee. We loved how wonderfully this beer showcases the spices, cocoa and subtle coffee roast flavors, so much that Stone is excited to bring it back as an annual special release.
Collaborators: Chris Banker, Winner, Stone Homebrew Competition / Iván Morales, Brewmaster, Cervecería Insurgente / Mitch Steele, Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co.
This is a beloved stout. When first introduced as a limited special collaboration release with San Diego homebrewer Chris Banker (after his recipe won our annual homebrew competition) and Cerveceria Insurgente, it was an instant hit and fans began clamoring for its return. Seeing as how its amazing flavor profile is evocative of Mexican hot chocolate, featuring coffee, pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and a generous amount of chocolate, we concluded it was the perfect stout to re-release in celebration of the Holidays and the entire winter season. This is now a highly anticipated yearly tradition that we are pleased to present from us to you, and makes a perfect wintry gift from you to your friends, loved ones, or simply to yourself. Cheers!
When we first brewed this beer in 2014, everyone on the brewing team was blown away by its multiple layers of flavor. The inspiration came from Mexican hot chocolate combined with coffee. We loved how wonderfully this beer showcases the spices, cocoa and subtle coffee roast flavors, so much that Stone is excited to bring it back as an annual special release.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Enjoyable as usual. Great nose. Slightly thin on the palate, but full flavored. Drying finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Holiday Market
on 31 Oct 2020
at 02:19
7/10
Tried
on 23 Oct 2020
at 20:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33 l can at Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb, thanks. Jet black, small head. Lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, apple pie. Black pepper, spices. Alcohol. Chocolate underneath. Light body, creamy. Smooth, slightly hot. There's actually bitterness here. Herbal touch. Burnt touch.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2020
at 15:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at On Top of Santa Barbara Black coloured. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, a bit spicy. Slightly sweet and bitter. Purchased at Trader Joe's
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2020
at 07:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl Blik van de Bierkoning. Zwart, beige kraag. Aroma van kaneel, chocolade, koffie, chilipeper, nootmuskaat, chocomel. Smaak is vrij zoet, dunnere body dan verwacht, erg kruidig maar mist de pit van de peper, veel kaneel en chocomel, wat koffie. Medium body. Lekker, maar niet zo goed als ik had verwacht.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2020
at 16:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Plechovka u Peta. Vona cokoladova prijemna. Kavova farba. Chut silna mierne stiplava cokoladova. Dlho ostava
Tried
on 14 Oct 2020
at 21:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Very dark brown/almost black, huge lasting head. Cinnamon nutmeg nose, with a lot of coffee/rostmalz overtones. Flavor has a lot of Christmas spice notes, very dark roast astringency, big hop bitterness, a bit of chili spice. Not as sweet as you'd think for a stout like that. Oddly enough the cacao notes are pretty muted, covered by the rest. A bit too bitter/astringent for my taste.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2020
at 22:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home, black beer, fluffy medium head. Aroma is chocolate, malt, sweet, cocoa, vanilla, hint of spices?. Taste is the same, light pepper, sweet, bitter, dry aftertaste, smooth almost creamy, nice.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2020
at 22:00
7/10
Tried
on 20 Mar 2020
at 15:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Almost seems viscous when pouring. Dark tan porous head. Intense almost cherry smell of vanilla, nutmeg and coffee. Intense burnt coffee taste with cherry vanilla in the background. A bit astringent bitter aftertaste. Can see the charm but not my thing.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2020
at 22:10